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face=Arial>From: saul newman
<newman400@gmail.com><BR><BR>http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4300133,00.html<BR><BR>a
psak that kosher veggies are not, as pesticide ingestion is
also assur</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Pesticide ingestion is not assur, unless you are eating the poison straight
out of the package with the intention of committing suicide. The extremely
tiny amounts of trace poisons in our food and water supply are not enough to
cause harm to human beings. And if you think we would be safer without
them, try living for a while in a country where malaria, typhoid and cholera are
endemic and then come back and say "it's assur to eat fruits and vegetables in a
civilized country."</DIV>
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<DIV>BTW toxicology research has proven that exposure to trace amounts of
certain poisons can paradoxically make a person stronger and healthier in
certain cases. For example, the extremely tiny amounts of arsenic that
naturally occur in some bodies of water statistically provide some
protection against cancer. See this article about "hormesis" in Discover
Magazine (a secular science magazine):</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://discovermagazine.com/2002/dec/featradiation">http://discovermagazine.com/2002/dec/featradiation</A></DIV>
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<DIV>"Hormesis is a term used by toxicologists to refer to a biphasic dose
response to an environmental agent characterized by a low dose stimulation or
beneficial effect and a high dose inhibitory or toxic effect." --i.e., the same
agent that can poison living creatures in high doses, can at much lower doses
actually have a salutary effect.</DIV>
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<DIV>Not that it's necessarily davka a mitzva to consume poison, but I would say
that we Jews should have bitachon -- that as long as you are eating reasonable
quantities of nutritious food, you will not come to harm.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>--Toby
Katz<BR>=============</STRONG></FONT><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial
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face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">In 2008, President Obama proclaimed
that his election was "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and
our planet began to heal." With the storm surges caused by Hurricane Sandy, yet
another campaign promise has been broken. -- Ron Hart</FONT><FONT lang=0
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